Swire

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Beatrix Swire (诗怀雅) 14
Alias(es)	Rich Lady; Rich Cat 71 128
Species/Race	Feline 18
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Lungmen Guard Department; later dispatched to Chernobog 71 72
Occupation/Role	Senior inspector and police commander; member of the Swire family 71 80
Status	Active 158
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

Swire is the young mistress of the extremely wealthy Swire family, whose businesses extend across Lungmen and Victoria. Rather than remaining detached from public affairs, she joined the Lungmen Guard Department to pursue her goal of improving Lungmen. 11 80

Her efforts initially produced little change in the Lower District. After meeting Chen An, she used figurine commissions as an excuse to grow closer to him while supporting his plans with the Swire family's capital. Their combined work helped residents find employment, cooperate with development efforts, and improve the district's economy. 9 10 11 33

Concluding that Lungmen could be changed more effectively from the bottom up, Swire moved into the apartment next to Chen An and Skadi so she could better understand ordinary residents' needs and learn from Chen An's approach. 11

After learning that Chen An had left Lungmen and that Dawn had been searching for him, Swire applied for an external assignment to Chernobog rather than allow him to disappear from her life. There, she repeatedly clashed with Nian and was confined after one of their fights damaged two training rooms. 42 71

When Chen An later traveled to Victoria without her, Swire used her family's resources to reach Londinium, located him through her household staff, and confronted him for taking Exusiai and Texas instead. 80 90 91 She subsequently concealed his whereabouts from Ch'en and Hoshiguma so she could spend time with him herself. 103 105

Appearance

Swire is a Feline woman with golden-blonde hair, green eyes, animal ears, a tail, and small tiger fangs. Her elegant appearance is often contrasted with her expressive temper and visibly bristling tail. 33 71 91

• Often wears fashionable, fitted clothing, including hip-hugging skirts. 9 33
• Has been described wearing a white blouse, pink coat, and white skirt, though she was covered by a stained apron after a kitchen accident. 10
• Her tail reacts strongly to her emotions, standing upright when startled or angry. 11 91
• Uses a light-colored knit sweater and shoulder bag when off duty. 128

Personality

Swire is proud, outspoken, and intensely competitive. She readily argues with people who irritate her—especially Ch'en—and has little patience for being ignored, contradicted, or called by an unwanted nickname. 26 81 87 Although Chen An persistently calls her “Rich Lady,” she repeatedly insists that he use her full name instead. 14 91

Beneath her wealthy-young-lady mannerisms, Swire is neither naïve nor indifferent to poverty. She understands the hardships faced by Lungmen's lower classes, has experience working at the front lines as a Guard Department officer, and sincerely wants to make the city better. 11

She is emotionally guarded around Chen An, often masking affection with anger, insults, or tsundere bravado. His departure from Lungmen leaves her listless during her Chernobog vacations, while seeing him give attention to other women reliably provokes jealousy. 15 71 90 91

Skills & Resources

Police Leadership

Swire serves as a senior inspector and police commander, handling departmental work and occasionally acting as an on-site commander. 71

• Joined the Lungmen Guard Department to reform Lungmen. 11
• Was later dispatched to Chernobog, where she continued police work. 71 72
• Her work responsibilities can become extensive enough to prevent her from searching for Chen An. 125

Lower District Development

Swire combines wealth, institutional access, and direct observation of local communities to support social change.

• Helped fund and implement development in Lungmen's Lower District. 9 10
• Recognized that Chen An's plans required residents' cooperation as well as her financial backing. 10
• Adopted a bottom-up strategy focused on learning what residents need before using her resources to help. 11

Equipment / Items

• Meteor hammer — Kept near her when pressuring Chen An to agree to pose as her boyfriend. 128 129
• Private plane and vehicles — Her family's resources allowed her, Ch'en, and Hoshiguma to travel from Lungmen to Victoria in just over a day. 80
• Custom figurines — Frequently commissions Chen An's carvings, including a figure of herself and dioramas depicting her rivalry with Ch'en. 9 27 87

Relationships

• Chen An — Friend, figurine maker, and partner in improving Lungmen's Lower District. Swire moved next door to learn from him, pursued him across Chernobog and Victoria, and later persuaded him to pretend to be her boyfriend for a video call with her mother. 10 11 90 128 129
• Ch'en Huil — Childhood acquaintance, colleague, superior, and bitter rival. They constantly insult, argue with, and occasionally fight each other despite their long history. 26 72 81 103
• Hoshiguma — Guard Department colleague who frequently mediates between Swire and Ch'en. 81 87
• Skadi — Chen An's partner and Swire's neighbor in Lungmen. Swire's closeness with Chen An causes Skadi's friends to view her as a possible romantic rival. 10 11 15
• Exusiai — Neighbor and gaming companion. The two distrust and compete with one another, though they still spend time together at Chen An's home. 14 19
• Nian — Rival in Chernobog. Their mutual unwillingness to back down led to a fight and confinement. 42
• Swire's mother — Pressures Swire to find a boyfriend; this leads Swire to enlist Chen An as her temporary boyfriend during a remote call. 128 129

Story Role / Major Arcs

Lower District Reformer

Swire becomes involved in Chen An's Lower District efforts through repeated figurine commissions and financial support. Seeing the district improve convinces her to change her own reform strategy and live closer to the people she hopes to help. 9 10 11

Chen An's Neighbor

After moving next door, Swire becomes part of Chen An's household circle. She struggles with cooking, joins game nights despite claiming to dislike games, and grows increasingly jealous of the women around him. 10 11 14 15

Search for Chen An

Swire leaves Lungmen for Chernobog after Chen An disappears, then follows his trail to Victoria. Once she finds him in Londinium, she secretly spends time with him and attempts to hide his whereabouts from Ch'en and Hoshiguma. 42 80 90 103

Fake Boyfriend Arrangement

Swire drags Chen An to her home and asks him to pose as her boyfriend to stop her mother from pressuring her into finding a partner. Though Chen An imposes conditions, Swire privately sees the arrangement as the first stage of turning a fake relationship into a real one. 128 129

Notable Quotes

“For the last time, I have a name! It's Beatrix Swire! Stop calling me Rich Lady, you bastard!” 91

Trivia

• Swire dislikes being called “Rich Lady,” even though Chen An almost never stops using it. 14 91
• She does not collect figurines as a genuine hobby; her early commissions from Chen An were primarily an excuse to become acquainted with him. 27
• Her attempt to make boiled fish involved simply throwing fish into water, and she later helped blow up a kitchen with Skadi. 10 128
• She is an enthusiastic but easily frustrated gamer, blaming a game's mechanics after losing to a boss attack. 14
• Guard Department rumors once claimed that Chen An was romantically involved with Swire, Ch'en, and Hoshiguma because of his frequent contact with all three. 10